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LEGENDARY BRITISH SINGER-SONGWRITER NICK LOWE
KICKS OFF THE 200809 WFUV LIVE AT ZANKEL SERIES
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 8:30 PM
Singer-songwriter Nick Lowe brings his unique blend of Americana roots music to Zankel Hall on Friday, October 17 at 8:30 p.m. The concert, which kicks off the 2008–09 WFUV Live at Zankel series, will feature songs from his latest release, At My Age as well as other selections from a career that spans over 40 years. Upcoming WFUV Live at Zankel performances include Kathleen Edwards and John Doe on Friday, November 7; Gary Louris and Mark Olson of The Jayhawks on Saturday, February 7; and the bird and the bee on Saturday, March 7. The WFUV Live at Zankel series, which is presented in partnership with WFUV, 90.7 FM, celebrates the art of singer-songwriters and highlights the eclectic nature of modern folk music. WFUV’s Music Director, Rita Houston, curates the series with Carnegie Hall and serves as host for the concerts.
With a career spanning over 40 years, Nick Lowe has long been a part of the music industry as songwriter, performer, and producer. Lowe is known as the leader of 1970s seminal pub rock group Brinsley Schwarz—whose best known song “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” was a major hit for Elvis Costello—and a pioneer of the D.I.Y. punk aesthetic, having produced early albums by Costello and The Damned. He scored his own early hit with the pure pop of “Cruel To Be Kind” and has since concentrated on drawing from American roots music, pop, country, soul, and R&B to forge a distinctive sound. His most recent album, At My Age, was released in 2007 and included Chrissie Hynde lending her vocals to the track, “People Change.” In 2008, his 1978 solo debut album Jesus of Cool was rereleased.
Carnegie Hall’s WFUV Live at Zankel, which began in October 2005 as City Folk® Live at Zankel, is based on WFUV’s pioneering City Folk® format that blends adult rock, singer-songwriters, and roots music. Artists who have performed as part of the series include Suzanne Vega, Jane Siberry, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Nellie McKay, Alejandro Escovedo, Cowboy Junkies, Joan Osborne, Dar Williams, and Josh Rouse. WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) WFUV is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station, licensed to Fordham University for 60 years. Serving nearly 350,000 listeners each week in the New York area and thousands more worldwide on the web, and a leader in contemporary music radio, WFUV offers an eclectic mix of rock, singer-songwriters, blues, world and other music, plus headlines from National Public Radio, local news and sports.
Program Information
Friday, October 17 at 8:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
NICK LOWE
Presented by Carnegie Hall in Partnership with WFUV.
Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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Ticket Information
Tickets, priced at $38 and $44, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212- 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.
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